Develop quickness. One way to do this is to add a small weight to the end of your stick or to your wrist. When you take the weight away, you will see the difference it has made in developing the fast twitch muscle groups.

When stickhandling, particularly off ice, always try to have a slight knee bend. This will develop your leg muscles and put you in the proper position when on the ice.

Your top hand is your strength hand. Do not squeeze the stick with your bottom hand.

Learn to feather your stick. This means lightly gripping your bottom hand when stick is flush on the ice, and releasing the grip as you cross your body, then lightly gripping again as your stick is back on the ice on the opposite side. An example is the way one feathers their bike brakes when going down a hill.

When first gripping your hockey stick, the butt end of your stick should be comfortably placed in the palm of your hand with your pinky finger hanging over the edge of your stick. Your bottom hand should be (with gloves on) one hand width away from your top hand +/- an inch or two.

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